I'd say that's a good cycle! I'm definitely going to be more instinctive this cycle. Work up to a hard set of 5-8 on rep days, get some volume with doubles and triples on heavy days, and just get good speed with good weight on explosive days.

Wasn't pleased with the first rep, lost my tightness and let my back round and knees caved when it should have been a clean rep. Second 505 felt heavy and it's the first time I worn the convicts, felt tighter but cut it high.

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Pretty cool training with these two, I've trained with Dan once before in his old garage gym. Brandon's handshake is like shaking a baseball glove, lol.

Deficits, Brandon was telling me to get my ass and hips down and start like a weightlifter for better glute/ham work, logical.

Some of the pointers Brandon gave me were to train without supportive gear as much as possible (no wrist wraps, belt, sleeves, wraps, etc). He said his deadlift went up the most when he started training beltless. Told me to save wraps/belt for 4 weeks out from a meet if I'm competing raw w/wraps. Think I'll do exactly this since I have no meets till Oct 20th. Train a full cycle beltless/minimal use, then another cycle peaking for meet.

Dan worked up to 6+ plates for reps on deadlifts or something, and Brandon worked up to around 7 I believe. Mentioned that he wants to do an upcoming meet raw raw, no belt/wrist wraps/etc.

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Going dat der super raw as Lilly suggested, no wraps/belt on squats like usual. Racking the bar was painful as hell with the sunburn, worst part of squatting today. I don't consider sleeves supportive as I don't get anything but warmth out of them.

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I had fever Wednesday through Saturday, been in bed all those days, and doubt I've eaten much more than 1500 cals. Haven't lifted since Tuesday. Hit a high of 102 Friday, 103 on Saturday.

Was prescribed an antiobiotic, Cipro, took it for 2 days before I linked the ankle/knee swelling with it as bad reaction. Stopped taking it and the swelling has gone down a little but my knees are still limited in ROM, cannot fully extend them. Cipro also increases chance of achilles tendon rupture.

First day lifting in the past two weeks...signs are pointing to me having some kind of blockage causing the fever and acute pancreatitis. Following up Monday for an ultrasound to check for gallstones possibly and see what's going on.

Light Upper

Pause Bench
+DE speed
45x10
95x10
135x10
135x10
135x10
135x10

Seated Cable Row
140x10
140x10
140x10
140x10

Standing DB Press
30'sx15
30'sx15
30'sx15

Curls

Knees still swollen, maybe it will clear by monday so I can do light lower body.

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